Ottis Rucksack ist sehr voll. Otti's backpack is very full.

noun · A1

der Rucksack

[ˈʁʊkˌzak]

backpack, rucksack

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Wo ist mein Rucksack?

Where is my backpack?

The tinted words form a set phrase: Wo ist …?
Ist dein Rucksack nicht zu schwer?

Isn't your backpack too heavy?
Emil hat einen großen gelben Rucksack.

Emil has a big yellow backpack.

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Rucksack	die Rucksäcke	Wo ist mein Rucksack? Where is my backpack?
Accusative wen? was?	den Rucksack	die Rucksäcke	Otti packt seinen Rucksack. Otti packs his backpack.
Dative wem?	dem Rucksack	den Rucksäcken	Ich habe den Stadtplan im Rucksack. I have the city map in my backpack.
Genitive wessen?	des Rucksacks	der Rucksäcke

Ruck root sack root

A compound: Ruck + der Sack

The last word gives the article. More rules

der Sackder Rücken

die Brille das Geld mitnehmen packen das Portemonnaie der Regenschirm die Tasche vergessen verlieren

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